
Sarah Lapidus
Reporter at The Arizona Republic
Journalist , adventurer and lover of mountains. @Report4America corps member reporting for the Arizona Republic
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Sarah Lapidus
The founders of a Tucson development company, Adam Weinstein and Gerald Dixon, were indicted on 20 counts of fraud and money laundering. They are accused of misusing investor funds for personal expenses like luxury travel and shopping, instead of a planned development. The indictment follows an arbitrator's ruling that found Weinstein and Dixon defrauded the investor.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Sarah Lapidus
A Tucson fraternity housing board president was convicted of fraud and theft after stealing over half a million dollars from the Tucson Delta Chi Alumni Board. Michael Woolbright was convicted by a Pima County jury on March 18 for five counts of fraudulent schemes and artifices and one count of theft for stealing over $500,000, announced Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on April 11.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Sarah Lapidus
A Tucson fraternity housing board president was convicted of fraud and theft after stealing over half a million dollars from the Tucson Delta Chi Alumni Board. Michael Woolbright was convicted by a Pima County jury on March 18 for five counts of fraudulent schemes and artifices and one count of theft for stealing over $500,000, announced Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on April 11.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Sarah Lapidus
EVelution Energy plans to build the first US cobalt processing facility in Yuma County by the end of 2025. Cobalt is crucial for various industries, including electric vehicles, aerospace and defense, and the facility could supply 30% of US demand. A cobalt processing facility that would boost the U.S. supply of the critical mineral is on track to begin construction in late 2025.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Sarah Lapidus
A cobalt processing facility that would boost the U.S. supply of the critical mineral is on track to begin construction in late 2025. Once built, the facility in Yuma County would be the only cobalt processing facility in the U.S.Cobalt is a mineral in high demand for its use in electric vehicle batteries, aerospace products and defense technologies. EVelution Energy is the company developing the project, which will be located in Wellton in Yuma County, near the California state line.
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